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JOSEPH SACHS, Off. HARTFDRD, CGNNBCTIGUT.

CLIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Fatented Aug. 15, 191.6.l

Application filed July 27, i915. Serial No. l.

vful in conjunction with what is known as a ferrule Contact inelosed fuse. In mounting Such an inclosed fuse, it is customary to thrust the Contact ferruleends thereof into clips and where the clip is of lai-gre size and made of heavy resilient metal, particular dilhcultyl is qxperienced in inserting or remo ing thejuse.

YIt is the primary purpose of the invention, therefore, to provide a clip having" prefer ably as a part thereof, means by which the lips of the clip can he quickly and easily separated to provide -for the ready mounting: or dismounting of the fuse.

ln the draivings accompanying and forming;l part of the. present specification l have shown in detail one of the'many different forms of embodiment of the invention which l will set forth in detail in the following description. l do not restrict myself to this disclosure; l may depart therefrom in several respects within the scope of the in` vention defined by the claims following said description.

Referring to said drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the clip. Fig. 2 isa like view of an expander for said clip. Fig. 3 is a top plan View, and, Figs. 4 and 5 side elevations of a fuse and its adjunets constituting' a so-called connectorv and in,` eluding lwo clips provided with expanding means embodying the invention. Figs. 6 and 7 are end, views of the connector shown in Figs. il, 4 and 5, Fig. 7 showing the connector inverted, the expander being in its cxtreme positions in the two views.

Like characters refer to like parts throughout the several figures.

ln Figs. fl to 7 l have shown a connector such as used in certain ypes of meter testing devices, the saine comprisingl a. suitable block as 2 of some suitable insulating material as porcelain. The 1olock l is Shown equipped with two clips 3 adapted to receive a fuse as 4 of inclos'ed ferrule Contact type. As may he inferred I dov not restrict myself to any particular form ofnelip, fuse or carrying means for the clip erkliiis.` In fact I have already intimated that the clip is sus-J ceptible of general use. The clips 3 may be held to the block or base 2 in any desirable manner, for instance by screws 5.

As the two clips are the same in construetion a detailed description of onewill apply to the other, and in this connection reference may he had specifically to Fig. 1. The clip shown in this view comprises the base 6 and the two lips 7 and 8 rising therefrom, the

* hase 6 as shown having the perforation 9 to receive the holding down screw 5. The lips or Abranches 7 and 8 of the clip between their ends are bowed outward as 10 and` 1.1 to present interiorly 'thereof substantially rounded or eoncaved seats opposite and compleinental to each other to receive the circular contact ferrule end of the fuse 4. As illustrated thel clip 3 is of integral construction and sufiiciently resilient so that the lips 7" and 8 can tightly embrace or hug the ferrule end portion of the fuse, suilieicntly to make goed contact and prevent accidental dislodgment of the fuse. The lips or branches 'i' and 8 are relatively expanded or spread whereby their grip on the end ferrules of the fuse is released and thereby` provide for the' easy insertion or removal of a fuse. To thus relatively expand, spread or separate the lips 7 and 8 the clip is provided with an expander or spreader. VAn expander such as that denoted 1n a general way by 12 answers satisfactorily in this connection and the mounting, construction and mode of opmore particularly described. Ifhe lip 7 as shown has near its free end the seatas 13 in the forni of a slot elongated transversely of the lip. The lip 8 is longer than the lip 7, itsextended portion 14 having interiorly an inward lai-tige 15 for a reason that will hereinafter apjea'r and also having a slot 16 elongated in t e direction of the length of said lip 8. The body 17 of the expander 12 is bowed outwardly so that it interferes in no wise. with a fuse when inserted in the clip. At one end of the bowed hody 17 is a projection 1?. while at the other is a ma-` nipuluting or iinger piece 19. The slot 13 is adapted to' receive the lug' 18. while the finger pieeel) projects through the slot 16 .removed 01' :i new {im} iS tn im insei'ml. the

which is oi'me in the lml'gecl 0r extnndc @ottimi 1430i! the lip S.

it is an easy mattei' to connect -lie 2X- pandei: 1'2 with the clip To accomplish this the lips 'T :mal S :ire sepai'atod, the 'iin piece 19 .is introduced into ille slot 1G :mil ilie lng! or e: i 1S ijfi'ojecteil tliifnngli tlm Slob 1?). llihen Ellis is (lone. tlm lips Y and will lie released :mil dif-,ir iiico, niions will iicn numnuticzilly :allait my; inbi; tlm @nils of lli@ mm1-(itc, iiniilj* pnriinn li'.

ihn clip or separate *glie le! minal 'pm'iion Of tha :iran: in bmily 17 nel# the mmcled Surface l5 riding' along; sind i'ofzinclecl surface, the mntion continuing.; nn- -il lie erqmni'lni" rain-clins lli@ posiinn shown in Fig. 8. t the Jamin/sinn of this mavenicnt the, lips 7 and S will have been sofi mimi lntcialiy an @nicht sufficient to free the fuse. This opaiaiouwviii then be 'npmlalil with a secnnd clip 0x two clips can lie opened simiiltfinemisiy. When the. f1 final, it is a simple matter to lift m' push die fuse enflwise' from place :ind lin snhntiintl? anntiwi for if. 'When the new fusi-. is pnsi-innefl, *die e'xmnflei' 17 will livung: upwzufl to the posit-ion sllm'n in Fig'. 7 time; permitting' tlm liiis of the, clip uutmnsiti- Gaily Spring 'against und grip lle new fuse.

lfnasn'nioli as the, gri-ip of lie clip entirely taken Oli' of :lie fusa when it if; in' no clips tiny be meule in a? :i Sti on lie use faix'nle whim in @Oniiawtiiig p tion in Fig. 7.

desire to will :itnntion to tlm fnobtlifi expanding mi spreading: Moment linifein wie. noted by 12 und which normally n.5 to Spread m' sepan-nin tlm resilient in also sc vos llev furtlini'laiial impm'ant office of autmnaiculljf loilzi unil lmlilmg said lips ol en.

claim is:

Clip imi/ing i'csilint lips and :i igid fl@ ineinliei' bridging across lie lips ai: upm

The expzi'ulei 'l2l l is Supported, as will in@ simi', fui' frwi l :1min lle lips :intl in :inimmtirfnlljv und "fisi'tinns huid. their; in the G, il. lip having' iexilivnt lips, im nx- Dfuiilvi Consisting m i (ine-pice elementsuppm'iml im* Swinging mmf-,mimi lt one n? ilus lipfw" ilif: @Xfnndei' lining mumble :1mi the nlilim' lip having n {mrt-imi @imaginable by the, Gfpzinilei' on the nim'oinint iiim'cn'f to @lient @parution nf til@ lips.

clip lmving i'ffsilivnilimi.. un 9X pmi-1li linivwn l'iiv'-, lips. one nl lw lip#` lixiving :i mig :mil tlin Kimi/Miei' lining; :1., lng iitwl in Said slot wlmi'nliy- :ine um.' nilo-,v Lili lin Slip-ported for swinging innfmnenil, *alle ':lici' lip having zi portion Qng'ngnn'lile iij' iilx i'xiva purl; of #im nilizinxlvi on 'Lila innvonwnt n'f ihn Qxpmilm' tv alle@ humm-- tion nl tlm lips. i

Si. clip having' rnsilicnt lips, un@ uf the liiu'inp; :i slut` ille expnnflvxbewcvn 'lle lififing :in nnivzu'ill); llmlml limiff 'non lfi'm'imlfixl nl; uno end. Wiili n infm' niece :it tlm athen-fn." l. nig, una nl? the linC having' n slot to iceive tim lng m pnl-init swinging nim'oment o'i"tlio @.Lpzinflviz and ille olwz lip having .f1y sini to iuftnixe ii' in- En? piinv. ilm lust nwniimizil liiy izm'ix rimilmlgc to be ongngiiwl in' ilus inn fri" llw limly (in inwm'il i iwan-'i nl" 'lin expander in lips. j

Il. A flil linking lips iencl :i [inn ijfxmflui in pivunl Qngfzigeinvn f" the lips :it me @nfl and iin anni," i ofl'vc'tid tlm :iilii' lip to niim Supzii'ntimi (if quill lips am in@ nin-feinem if tlm Qxpmnif.

lli im: "nmny whereof 'i4 niiil my #iggnzitwe in presence oi? ivm witnessing.

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